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'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree

  • Written by: Eve Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagreeThe grey cashless debit card cannot be used at any alcohol or gambling outlet, nor used to withdraw cash.www.shutterstock.com

“This is a bit controversial, we know that,” deputy prime minister Michael McCormick told the National Party’s federal council, which on the weekend voted for a national roll-out of cashless debit cards for...

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Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history

  • Written by: Michael Belgrave, Professor History, Massey University
Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's historyNew Zealand is one of few places in the world where teaching the country's own history has not been compulsory.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

From 2022, New Zealand history will be taught at all schools as part of the compulsory national curriculum. The announcement is an astonishing turnaround, given that the ministry of education and...

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Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response

  • Written by: Abby Mellick Lopes, Senior Lecturer in Design, Western Sydney University
Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate responseWhere’s the shade? Trees are not an immediate or whole answer to keeping cool.Cameron Tonkinwise, Author provided

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.


A recent report by the Greater Sydney Commission singles out urban heat as one of four...

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The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future

  • Written by: Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain futureCyril Porchet, Swiss born 1984, Untitled 2014 from the series Crowd, inkjet print 139.0 x 169.0 x 3.5 cm.© Cyril Porchet

In 1955, an enormous photographic exhibition, The Family of Man, challenged the world as to what it meant to be human. The curator, Edward Steichen, assembled 503 photographs by 273 photographers from 68 countries, while his...

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